MSC announces rate & surcharge increases
Mediterranean Shipping Co. (MSC) is advising its customers this week of a series of rate increases and changes in various surcharges that will take effect within the next month.

Conference on Ports & Logistics at Vizag by CII
The Confederation of Indian Industry, Andhra Pradesh in association with Government of Andhra Pradesh is organizing its second edition of Conference on Ports & Logistics on 18 December, 2010 at The Park Hotel, Visakhapatnam.

IATA Initiate action on air cargo security
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has called on security regulators around the world to work together in addressing the challenges related to cargo security and data collection. IATA also unveiled plans to lead a global effort to build an airport checkpoint of the future, which will tighten security

TCI, CONCOR to invest `50 crore in JV
Transport Corporation of India (TCI) and Container Corporation of India (CONCOR) would invest about `50-crore in the next three years in their joint venture (JV), Infinite Logistics Solutions.

Phase II of Mysore project is being shelved
The Mysore citys hopes to fly high have been grounded. The state government has told the Airport Authority of India (AAI) to put on hold phase-II of the Mysore Airport Project (MAP) that aimed at getting the emerging mini-metro wider bodied aircrafts

Centre sanctions 470.20 crore for six road projects in Assam
The Government of India (GOI) is looking at all around development of the North Eastern states of India including Assam to keep in pace with the rest of the country.

GOI initiates steps to avoid ship collusion in Indian waters
Mr. G.K. Vasan, minister of shipping informed the upper house of parliament that below are some of the major initiatives taken to stop ship collusion near Indian ports

Delays due to Snow, Airlines alone should not be held responsible: says AEA
The Association of European airlines says that airlines and operators alone cannot be burdened with all responsibilities when services disrupted, in the light of disruption of air traffic due to snowfall in various origins. It is also a pre-warning sounded in anticipation of more disruptions in the days to come – when winter will set in.